Tough Enough

by Michele Albert

From the bestselling author of Hide in Plain Sight comes a sizzling romancebetween a tough, sexy operative and the woman he once loved, who are reunitedduring an art forgery investigation. Original. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416531394
• ISBN13: 9781416531395
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 351 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Latest is series - 3.5 stars

Will is an art mercenary assigned to determine who at an art reproduction company is planning to abscond with the fakes to sell on the black market. He works undercover as a reporter interviewing the three employees and discovers that his former college flame Mia, who cheated on him and broke his heart, is one of the three suspects. Not above wooing her for the good of the investigation, the two are soon rekindling their passion. Will quickly learns that it is not Mia behind the theft, but will his deception mean the end to their second chance for romance? Albert's latest installment in the Avalon stories has the usual baddie, Rainert Van Lahr, and savvy readers won't be a bit surprised at the identity of the forger working with him. Albert's knack for creating sizzling duos, subject matter knowledge, and ability to plot keeps this one afloat. Though it's not as strong as the other novels in the series (and each can stand on their own merit as a separate story), it is still an above average novel, and provides more insight to the shadowy organization of the Avalon art mercenaries.

terrific romantic mystery

As an agent of Avalon, Will Tiernay knows you can't pick your assignments, but this one he wonders if he should claim a conflict of interest. His superior at the privately owned and funded agency that recovers stolen art has tasked Will to go undercover to learn who at Haddington Reproduction plans to switch the authentic priceless Eudoxia Reliquary collection with apparent realistic fakes. His fears is that Mia Dolan, the only woman he ever loved, is one of the bad guys. Will and Mia realize from the first moment of their second time around, the attraction remains stratospheric. As they explore their feelings, he worries foremost that she might be a thief and if not that she will never forgive him for his deception as she will wonder if he used her to get at the con artist(s). As they fall in love again, both have their doubts, but first they must deal with the issue of a clever felon whose replacement plan is foolproof as the fakes look so much like the real that most people would fall for switch. The art theft is the prime story line of a terrific romantic mystery although the second chance at love augments the dilemma facing the hero. The action-packed story line never slows down while leaving a few dangling threads for more Avalon thrillers. However, the reason this is worth reading by sub-genre fans is the doubt whether Mia is a crook hiding in plain sight of love, an unsuspecting dupe, or something else as Michele Albert leaves ONE WAY OUT for her lead couple. Harriet Klausner